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The Hardest Skill Cape?
Every time a new skill appears in RuneScape, it appears to be "the hardest skill" ever created. Whether it takes technique and skill (such as Dungeoneering) or monetary input (such as Construction) or merely hard grinding (like Hunter and Summoning), the skill itself is always the "hardest" one to do - that is of course, until a skill guide appears, or a way of training it is revealed, or the best grind is discovered.
So for some small amount of time, the new skill is usually the hardest skill cape to obtain. But this usually doesn't last long, because there is always some hardy, determined players who will want to get 99 first, and therefore always discover the ways to train the skill - thus passing them down to others again and again, and more and more obtain 99 as this trend carries on.
So for some small amount of time, the new skill is usually the hardest skill cape to obtain. But this usually doesn't last long, because there is always some hardy, determined players who will want to get 99 first, and therefore always discover the ways to train the skill - thus passing them down to others again and again, and more and more obtain 99 as this trend carries on.
Through this method, thousands of players now have 99 Hunter and Construction, and many more are on there way to 99 Summoning and Dungeoneering. So does this make a new skill the hardest skill? Or simply the rarest?
What other skills have been proven time and again hard to train? Would you consider Farming the hardest skill cape to obtain, due to the time it takes to grow certain plants and trees? Or perhaps Herblore or Prayer, which takes a huge amount of money or time, collecting items needed to train it. Or perhaps Slayer or RuneCrafting, which can take very long amounts of time and patience.
On this basis - are new skills always the hardest? Or just rarest? And what do you think is the hardest skill cape to obtain? Why?
Discuss.
What other skills have been proven time and again hard to train? Would you consider Farming the hardest skill cape to obtain, due to the time it takes to grow certain plants and trees? Or perhaps Herblore or Prayer, which takes a huge amount of money or time, collecting items needed to train it. Or perhaps Slayer or RuneCrafting, which can take very long amounts of time and patience.
On this basis - are new skills always the hardest? Or just rarest? And what do you think is the hardest skill cape to obtain? Why?
Discuss.